{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-22-15-16","heading":"Price preference for supplies that contain recycled or post-consumer materials","body":"Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply when the purchase description is limited to a supply that meets the description set forth in subsection (b).\n(b) There is a price preference for supplies that contain recycled materials or post-consumer materials.\n(c) The amount of the price preference and the recycled materials' composition of the supplies must be set by one (1) of the following:\n(1) Rules adopted by the governmental body.\n(2) Policies established by the purchasing agency.\n(3) The solicitation.\nThe preference shall be set to maximize the use of recycled materials when economically practical.\n(d) A price preference set under subsection (c) may not be less than ten percent (10%) or exceed fifteen percent (15%).","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 22. PUBLIC PURCHASING","Chapter 15. Purchasing Preferences"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-22-15-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"2ea2d9b57e6337b640d38be37b4bc570cd4de20433331f140fe381dabfbd36f3","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-15","next":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}